Worcester Prep 8th Graders Recognized for Excellence in Writing

Recognized by the Rehoboth Writers’ Guild for their excellent writing were

Worcester Prep eighth grade students Claire Stickler, left, and Emma Richardson. The students, both previous winners in Rehoboth Writers’ competitions and in Young Authors of Maryland events, are honored in the current Delaware Beach Life magazine, where you can read their work. Richardson’s story, The Journey Home, placed first in fiction, and Stickler’s Bingo was second. With the student authors is Maribeth Fischer of the Rehoboth Writers’ Guild.

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